Tenmile Creek (West Fork River tributary)

Tenmile Creek
Tenmile Creek in Lumberport in 2006
Tenmile Creek (West Fork River tributary) is located in West Virginia
Tenmile Creek (West Fork River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Tenmile Creek in Lumberport, West Virginia
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouthwestern Harrison County
 • coordinates39°12′17″N 80°31′36″W / 39.20472°N 80.52667°W / 39.20472; -80.52667[1]
 • elevation1,289 ft (393 m)[2]
MouthWest Fork River
 • location
Lumberport
 • coordinates
39°22′39″N 80°20′21″W / 39.37750°N 80.33917°W / 39.37750; -80.33917[1]
 • elevation
892 ft (272 m)[1]
Length26.4 mi (42.5 km)
Basin size126 sq mi (330 km2)

Tenmile Creek is a tributary of the West Fork River, 26.4 miles (42.5 km) long,[3] in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the West Fork, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 126 square miles (330 km2)[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Tenmile Creek (Feature ID #1547966)". Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  2. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, West Fork Watershed". Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. ^ West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Watershed Atlas Project". pp. West Fork River watershed (cited figures are for Tenmile Creek and Salem Fork). Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-02-26.